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The Mayor of Casterbridge

by Thomas Hardy
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One of Hardy’s most powerful novels, The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard—having gained power and success as the mayor—finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardy’s map of Wessex.
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Publisher: Random House Publishing Group

Kindle Book

  • Release date: November 29, 2005

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  • ISBN: 9780553902136
  • Release date: November 29, 2005

EPUB ebook

  • ISBN: 9780553902136
  • File size: 536 KB
  • Release date: November 29, 2005

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Kindle Book
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EPUB ebook

subjects

Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction

Languages

English

Levels

ATOS Level:9.5
Lexile® Measure:1090
Interest Level:9-12(UG)
Text Difficulty:7-9

One of Hardy’s most powerful novels, The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchard—having gained power and success as the mayor—finds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative 1912 Wessex edition, as well as Hardy’s map of Wessex.
Expand title description text
Classic Literature Fiction Literature Historical Fiction